A man has died in a car accident in Co Louth this morning.

A man has been released from Garda custody following his arrest over the death of a man in Co. Louth early this morning.

Gardaí have received a second letter from an anonymous writer in relation to the 17-year investigation into the disappearance of teenager Ciara Breen.

Police should reveal which paramilitary group they suspect of murdering a Co Armagh father-of-two, irrespective of the potential political fallout, a coroner’s court has been told.

Two men have been arrested following a drugs seizure in Dundalk yesterday.

Five men are being questioned after a suspected dissident republican bomb plot was foiled near the border.

Gardaí have arrested five men and seized a suspected bomb during an operation near the border in County Louth.

Gardaí in Dundalk are continuing to question a man in his 30s in connection with a serious assault in the town on Friday night.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said he is horrified by the findings of Garda collusion in the murders of two senior RUC officers in 1989.

Four men have been arrested and a haul of nine million cigarettes intercepted by gardaí and customs after it was tracked coming through Dublin Port.

British security services tried to frame a Garda sergeant over the murder of two senior police officers from the North to distract attention from their own collusion, an inquiry has heard.

The cabinet will today be briefed on the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe.

A Garda officer shot dead during a robbery in Co Louth was part of a dedicated police family – his widow, two brothers and extended family are also members of the Gardaí.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described the fatal shooting of a Garda detective in Co Louth as "cold-blooded violence", while Justice Minister Alan Shatter called it a "callous and barbaric event" .

A Garda detective has been shot dead tonight during a botched hold-up in Dundalk, Co Louth.

An investigation is underway following the suspicious death of a woman in Co. Louth.

Gardaí are appealing for information after the discovery of a woman's body in Co Louth.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information about a double murder which took place in Co Louth last week.

Gardaí investigating the killing of a Dublin man in a housing estate in Louth two years ago have today arrested a 23-year-old man.

Missing persons records were being examined tonight after two unidentified people were found burnt to death in a car close to the border.

Gardaí have released one of two men they were questioning in connection with the discovery of an fuel laundering plant in Co Louth last night.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has today reserved judgment in the case of a convicted murderer appealing against his subsequent conviction and 10-year sentence for the possession of a firearm and ammunition.

The trial of two Louth men accused of possessing a vehicle-born improvised explosive device has opened at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A retired Garda superintendent said he had been concerned that a top RUC officer repeatedly used the same car to travel to the Republic in the months before he was killed in an IRA ambush.

The Smithwick Tribunal legal team has met three former senior members of the IRA as part of its work, it was revealed today.

Armed gardaí discharged a shot at a car in Co Louth last night after the vehicle rammed a patrol car.

A man and a woman have been released without charge after being questioned over the killing of a young champion kickboxer in County Louth.

A woman in her 30s is still being questioned by gardaí in connection with a fatal assault on a teenager in Co Louth two months ago.

Gardaí have today arrested a man in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old man in Dundalk in Co Louth last month.

Gardaí have arrested two men in connection with the weekend's fatal shooting of a man in Ardee, Co Louth.

GARDAÍ investigating the murder of an 18-year-old Dundalk man believe there are people withholding information on the killing – including the motive – and have appealed for them to come forward.

A Louth man accused of having explosive substances and ammunition was freed on bail by the Special Criminal Court today.

CARDINAL Seán Brady has apologised ... he could hardly do any less. However, his apology is far from complete. He accepts only that his actions were “inadequate”. His apology is only offered to “anyone” who has been hurt by “any” failure on his part and those who “feel” let down by him.

Judges are expected to rule today on whether incriminating statements allegedly made by a former IRA chief can be used against him in his trial on kidnap charges.

A man in his 30s has been arrested as part of a Garda operation in Dundalk.

Alleged former IRA chief Thomas “Slab” Murphy made his second appearance in court on tax evasion charges today.

A post mortem examination is expected to be carried out today on the body of a man in his 30s found dead in Co Louth.

Gardaí have arrested a second person in relation to a shooting incident in Co Louth last night.

Gardaí in Co Louth have arrested a 36-year-old man following a suspicious overnight death in the town of Dundalk.

New tests will be carried out today on a body pulled from a canal in a bid to confirm it is a suspected IRA murder victim.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Gareth O’Connor tonight said they have been unable to formally identify a body recovered from a canal.

A body has been recovered from a canal in Newry by police investigating the death of Gareth O'Connor, who has been missing for over two years.

Colm Murphy, who is awaiting a retrial for offences connected with the Omagh bombing in 1998, had the terms of his bail varied by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Colm Murphy, whose conviction for an offence connected with the Omagh bombing in 1998 was quashed, was further remanded until next October, when he appeared briefly at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.